Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Argentina
Argentina: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 9.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Argentina, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Argentina is 9.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Argentina peaked at 9.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2013.
That places Argentina 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.0% | — |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +46.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.0% | 9.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Argentina
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 145,843 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 31,455 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,387 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 118.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,085 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,692 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,286 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 121.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Argentina?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Argentina was 9.7% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2013.
- How does Argentina rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Argentina ranks 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.